Word Meaning 案外

あんがい angai

案外 is read as あんがい (angai) and means unexpectedly.

Meaning

English

  1. unexpectedly
  2. surprisingly
  3. unexpected
  4. unanticipated
  5. unforeseen
  6. surprising

Reading

Kana

あんがい

Romaji

angai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Antonyms 案の定 Rank 1869 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

色事は思案の外

いろごとはしあんのほか

love and reason do not go together

恋は思案の外

こいはしあんのほか

love is without reason

案内

あない

announcement (of one's arrival)

つくえ

desk

案の定

あんのじょう

just as one thought

案文

あんぶん

draft

案件

あんけん

(court) case

あん

expectation

案内状

あんないじょう

letter of invitation

案内書

あんないしょ

guidebook

案じる

あんじる

to investigate

案分

あんぶん

proportional division

Example Sentences

1

あんがいはやくおわるかもしれない。

It might finish sooner than expected.